Chapter 1155 Final Battle (22)

• In just a few short months, everything flipped upside down. Zhen Chengwen was in tears, gutted with regret. Back then, when he bragged about his plan—snatching Regal Peaks while things were chaotic—what was he thinking? He’d known Malcom Sawyer for years. One greedy lapse, one flash of temptation, and he let Zhen Mingjie run wild. Now look where that got them: his only son had become a murderer, and Chengkai—the crown jewel he’d guarded step by step for years—was on the brink too. When Regal Peaks first showed cracks because Madison Sawyer tried to kill herself, Zhen Mingjie pounced, stirred the waters, and sent Regal Peaks into a tailspin. And now, even without anyone else pushing, Chengkai was already past saving.
• Mr. Wembley stood by, helpless, not sure what to say. It got worse when Zhen Mingjie was arrested with a backpack stuffed with millions in cash—of course that went straight into the investigation. His phone got seized too, and the call logs clearly showed his conversations with Mr. Wembley. That made it plain as day: Zhen Chengwen had helped his son try to run and was shielding a criminal. Both Zhen Chengwen and Mr. Wembley were summoned for questioning. The facts were ironclad; they couldn’t argue, so they confessed. With no choice, Zhen Chengwen hired attorneys and got bail pending trial for himself and Mr. Wembley—he still had a massive mess to clean up. He was exhausted, clueless about what to do next, but he had to keep it together.
• With bail comes tight restrictions. Even if he wanted to help Zhen Mingjie beat the charges, it was an uphill climb. He wasn’t going to give up, though. He pulled strings in private, tried every back channel to ease the blow, to win a lighter sentence for his son. He also shopped around for defense lawyers, looking for any angle.